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Episode Synopsis
Health Minister Simeon Brown says he doesn't rate his accomplishments by applause - which is just as well, because he didn't get any today at the Nurses Organisation annual conference in Wellington. Dozens of angry delegates stood and turned their backs on him during his address, in which he criticised the union for strike action that's delayed care for thousands of patients. Ruth Hill reports.
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